Matthias Ledwon

About Matthias Ledwon

Matthias Ledwon is the Industry Executive Advisor for the DoD at SAP America, serving as an intermediary between SAP’s defense customers in the US, SAP’s partners, the Market Unit, and the Industry Business Unit. Over the past 20 years, he has supported business transformations with SAP solutions in various industries. Matthias is a former infantry officer, graduate of the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg (Germany) and lives with his family in Northern Virginia.

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The Intelligent Defense Force

19-May-2020 | Matthias Ledwon

Lately, the term “intelligent enterprise” has been used a lot. But did you know it was first introduced nearly 30 years ago by James Brian Quinn in his seminal book Intelligent Enterprise? This ap

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The X’s And O’s Of Intelligent Defense Forces

7-Feb-2019 | Matthias Ledwon

The proliferation of social media and the hundreds, if not thousands, of social channels have led to tracking our daily interactions, including when buying a product or a service. A positive or negati

Disconnected Operations In Defense: Identifying The Right Business Processes

10-Aug-2018 | Matthias Ledwon

According to recent statistics, up to 95% of Americans now own a cell phone of some kind and 77% of Americans own a smartphone. Mobile devices have become part of our way of life, and most organizatio

The Impact Of 3D Printing On ERP Systems

3-Aug-2018 | Matthias Ledwon

In 2017, Boeing started using the first FAA-approved 3D-printed parts for its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, and the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) successfully fir